Nadine Groulx, Agricultural and Maple-Producing Entrepreneur

Sainte-Edwidge, Quebec

Desjardins Group director since 2017. Key areas of expertise: Cooperative management, agribusiness and maple syrup production.

Other areas of expertise

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Agricultural technology
  • Cooperative governance

Professional experience

Nadine has been the co-owner of a farm since 2002 and of a maple-producing business since 2013. She's served as the president or vice-president of various organizations supporting the next generation of Quebec farmers. She's currently president of the Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité, where she launched an initiative to modernize its governance. She's an accredited trainer at Université Laval's Centre d'expertise en gestion agricole and is a mentor in the Université de Sherbrooke's MBA program.

Other roles at Desjardins

  • Chair, Caisse Desjardins des Verts-Sommets de l'Estrie Board of Directors and Desjardins caisse director since 2001
  • Director and Secretary, Desjardins Financial Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors and Chair, DFC Board of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  • Director and Secretary, Desjardins FSB Holdings Board of Directors
  • Desjardins Group Representative, Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité
  • Desjardins Group board committees and commissions:
    • Member, Cooperation and Culture Commission
    • Member, Corporate Governance and Responsible Finance Commission
    • Member, Human Resources Commission
    • Member, Committee on the Aggregate Remuneration and Succession of the President and CEO of Desjardins Group